Self-love would rather find fault with itself than abide silent and ignored. Self-love speaks less when it sees that we pay no attention to it. The safest course is never to speak needlessly of one’s self either good or bad.
Do not be quick with your mouth. Do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few (Ecclesiastes 5:2). Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord. Keep watch over the door of my lips. Let not my heart be drawn to what is evil (Psalm 141:3-4).
Whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from trouble (Proverbs 21:23). He who guards his lips guards his life (Proverbs 13:3). Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent; and discerning if he holds his tongue (Proverbs 17:28). So I will watch my ways and keep my tongue from sin. I will put a muzzle over my mouth as long as the wicked are before me (Psalm 39:1). I will keep my tongue from evil and my lips from speaking lies (Psalm 34:13).
If I speak, I shall speak the very words of God (1 Peter 4:11). The plans of the mind and orderly thinking belong to man, but from the Lord comes the wise answer of the tongue (Proverbs 16:1). Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing (Proverbs 12:18). Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit [for death or life] (Proverbs 18:21). I love speaking God’s Word and I will bear much good fruit.
Therefore, I will bless the Lord at all times. His praise shall continually be in my mouth (Psalm 34:1). May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer (Psalm 19:14). May my meditations be pleasing to You as I rejoice in You, O my loving Lord (Psalm 104:38).
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